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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nevada on November 3, 2020. To vote by mail, registered Nevada voters must ensure each ballot is postmarked by November 3 and received by November 10, 2020.
Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump was challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Biden in 2020. Prior to election day, news outlets and polls predicted Nevada to have a slight lean towards Biden. Nevada has six electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Incumbent justice Kristina Pickering ran for re-election. Justice Pickering was the only candidate to receive over 50% in the primary election, making her the only candidate to move onto the general election, where she was re-elected unopposed.
Incumbent Judge Bonnie Bulla was appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak in 2019 to replace Abbi Silver, who was elected to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2018. Judge Bulla ran for re-election to serve out the remainder of Justice Silver's term, ending in 2022.
Candidates
Bonnie A. Bulla, incumbent Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals
Susan Bush, criminal defense attorney
Results
2020 Nevada Court of Appeals election (Department 3)
On the ballot were five statewide questions for Nevada Constitution amendments. The first one appears to be rejected while the four other questions are approved.
Question 2 repeals the struck-down same-sex marriage ban, replacing it with a gender-neutral formulation.
State Question 1
State Question 1
November 3, 2020
Remove Constitutional Status of Board of Regents Amendment
Yes
50–60%
No
70–80%
60–70%
"Remove provisions governing the election and duties of the Board of Regents and its control and management of the affairs and funds of the State University and require the Legislature to provide by law for the governance, control, and management of the State University."
"Require the Legislature to provide by law for the reasonable protection of individual academic freedom for students, employees, and contractors of Nevada’s public higher education institutions."
"Revise provisions governing the administration of certain funding derived under federal law and dedicated for the benefit of certain departments of the State University."
State Question No. 1
Choice
Votes
%
No
630,023
50.15
Yes
626,146
49.85
Total votes
1,256,169
100.00
State Question 2
State Question 2
November 3, 2020
Marriage Regardless of Gender Amendment
Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
"Remove an existing provision that only a marriage between a male person and a female person may be recognized and given effect in Nevada."
"Require that the State of Nevada and its political subdivisions must recognize marriages of and issue marriage licenses to couples regardless of gender, and that all legally valid marriages must be treated equally under the law."
"Provide that religious organizations and members of the clergy have the right to refuse to perform a marriage, and that no person has the right to make any claim against a religious organization or member of the clergy for refusing to perform a marriage."
State Question No. 2
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
821,050
62.43
No
494,186
37.57
Total votes
1,315,236
100.00
State Question 3
State Question 3
November 3, 2020
State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment
Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
"Require the State Board of Pardons Commissioners—whose members are the Governor, the justices of the Nevada Supreme Court, and the Nevada Attorney General—to meet at least quarterly."
"Authorize each member of the Board to submit matters for consideration by the Board."
"Authorize the Board to grant pardons and make other clemency decisions by a majority vote of its members without requiring the Governor to be part of the majority of the Board that votes in favor of such decisions."
State Question No. 3
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
782,015
61.18
No
496,287
38.82
Total votes
1,278,302
100.00
State Question 4
State Question 4
November 3, 2020
State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment
Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
60–70%
50–60%
"Guarantee specific voting rights to all qualified and registered voters in the State."
State Question No. 4
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
826,719
64.12
No
462,544
35.88
Total votes
1,289,263
100.00
State Question 6
State Question 6
November 3, 2020
Renewable Energy Standards Initiative
Yes
60–70%
50–60%
No
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
"Require, beginning in calendar year 2022, that all providers of electric utility services who sell electricity to retail customers for consumption in Nevada generate or acquire incrementally larger percentages of electricity from renewable energy resources so that by calendar year 2030 not less than 50 percent of the total amount of electricity sold by each provider to its retail customers in Nevada comes from renewable energy resources."
Pickering: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Herndon: 40–50%
50–60% 60–70%
No
Yes
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